'Whack a mole' anyone??

So it's a couple of week since my last post and time at the allotment has been a bit hit and miss due to weather and work but I do believe I'm getting there.

Before I go any further I just want to thank the people that came by to read my last post and also those that commented too...it's been so long I kind of forgot to publish the comments ...sorry about that.

So anyway...potatoes and some root crops are finally in the ground and I got some weeding done around the fruit bushes at the end of the plot near the shed. Things are starting to look a bit more like an allotment...well almost....

'Whack a mole' anyone??

So above is my potato patch...what do you think? Am I loosing it a bit?? Possibly...however I do have my reasons....

Potatoes potatoes everywhere!!!!

You see...this is last years potato patch...do you see all the potatoes?? I'm absolutely rubbish at digging them out....and then I spend years digging them out of beds I no longer want them in...but...depending on what is currently planted in that particular bed it is often easier said than done.

So I thought about not planting potatoes...but I do love home grown potatoes and that was when I remembered all the pots in my shed.

So i thought why not give it a go. It isn't a particularly easy or quick fix but if it works I'm happy to do it and look forward to easily harvesting spuds this season!

So once the ground was prepped I dug a whole and put the put in it...I then added some soil and one potato to each pot...I then filled with some more soil..(wow I wish it was a quick as it seemed whilst I was writing it!!).

I don't see why it shouldn't be successful but only time will tell...as the potatoes grow i will add some more soil to each pot. when I want to harvest some then I just need to tip the pot over and reap the rewards!!

There me be pro's and con's to this method which I will update you with over time but people do grow potatoes in containers but obviously not planted into the ground...if you're wondering why I planted them its so they can draw the moisture from the ground...so that I didn't spend a fortune filling them and so that I can still (hopefully) successfully rotate my crops.

As for the title of my post...my allotment neighbour told me it looked like a huge 'Whack a mole' game from the fairground.

Strawberries are happily flowering and a few
fruits have already set.

I knew I'd put gravel down
somewhere!

That's all for now...stay safe everyone and do tell me what you think...it's okay i can take the criticism and ridicule!!
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